Police have arrested two men suspected of committing violent crimes in Faro and Loulé, inlcuding kidnap, attempted murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated threat.

House prices in the Algarve rose 8.4% in July compared to the same month last year. According to the Idealista price index , buying a house cost on average €3,414 per square meter (euros/m2) at the end of July this year.

On Saturday afternoon, a 34 year old woman who felt unwell at Monte Gordo beach in Vila Real de Santo António, was assisted by Members of the “SeaWatch” Project.

According to figures from the Algarve Hotels and Tourist Enterprises Association - AHETA, hotels and rental properties in the Algarve recorded occupancy rates much the same as that seen in the same month of 2023.

Yesterday evening, an accident involving two cars on the 'new' bridge, which connects Portimão and Lagoa, caused five injuries.

The municipality of Lagoa has recently opened a period of public consultation, unitl August 12th, for the proposed Detailed Plans of the Albandeira ATE A1 and ATE A2 projects, which form part of the UP 12 Urbanization Plan for the area.

The Environment Minister, Maria da Graça Carvalho, has criticised the previous PS Government for the failure to "take into account" the cost of the Algarve desalination plant project.

Rapid intervention by firefighters meant that a fire that broke out near a residential area in Olhão yesteray afternoon, was extinguished swiftly, without damage or injury.